"What am I thinking about all day?"

As I stand on the observation deck, my head starts to feel dizzy, and I feel like my body is about to explode.

Looking down at the crowd below, where cries for help can be heard, I feel as if some kind of mission is calling me to protect them. Every muscle in my body is tensed.

Power, the power only knights have, to protect.

It was after meeting Yukari that I realized this. Is it because she resembles my sister?

As I think this, the silver armor starts to grow on my skin like parasites, first the black and viscous substance, then the shoulder pads, knee pads, chest armor, and helmet, all in silver, appear one after another.

Though it is painful, afterwards it feels incredibly light. The armor seems to lack substance on my body. Could this be...

"This is...the Holy Armor?!"

The Silver Knight, an ability exclusive to knights of A rank or above, allows for a significant boost in all attributes for a short period of time. However, the drawback is that only S rank can fully eliminate the burden on the body.

Armed with the armor, the Silver Knight can deliver devastating damage like an S rank sorcerer for ten minutes.

Before this...

A slender figure suddenly burst out from the bushes, swiftly moving faster than the speed of sound, knocking down most of the students in the crowd.

When he stopped, some students finally got a clear look at his appearance.

"Leopard face...he's, he's a beastman!"

"What did you say?"

The orc with the face of a leopard angrily revealed a sinister smile and lifted the girl who had spoken from the ground, threatening her.

"Seems like I have to teach you some manners, huh?"

"Ugh!"

Startled, the girl who was caught fainted, and only then did the leopard let go of her.

He showed nothing but disdain on his face towards human weakness.

"So boring, it's not even a challenge to deal with a bunch of kids who haven't even grown out their fur."

"Stop it, Rongli. Our only target is to kill that damn Chancellor. Haven't I said that?"

Another muscular man, looking like a lion, walked out from the shadows and lectured him.

"Ah, Brother Bairo is truly kind. I just knocked them unconscious, that's all."

"Hmph, let's hurry up and run. These students here are nothing more than C rank or powerless weaklings."

Without any A rank students on the academy grounds, these A ranks are invincible here.

"Rongli, big brother is right. After we kill the Chancellor in the capital, we have to escape before the whole city is sealed off!"

Purple smoke slowly rises from the ground, gradually forming the silhouette of a woman.

"Let's go, if an A rank human appears at this time, we...ahhhh!"

"Keith, what are you doing...ugh, who's there?!"

Bairo, the leader, senses something is wrong and cautiously shifts his gaze back to Keith...no, to another knight emitting white light all over his body!

"An A rank silver knight!!!"

Bairo can't believe he made a mistake in his judgment, but the aura emanating from the person's spirit gear is of A rank. The situation is not looking good.

"So he's a paladin!"

"Keith...he actually killed Keith! If he really is an A rank, how could he instantly kill someone of the same rank..."

The woman named Fia, in the moment of losing her companion, erupted in anger and immediately assumed a ready-to-strike pose, wanting to pounce at the knight who killed Keith.

"Calm down, Fia... The reason Keith died at his hands is because you are both agility types!"

"But..."

"Don't worry, I'll handle him. You and the third one should go ahead."

"It's amazing how calm you all are. It seems like you're the ones who started this trouble, right?"

Paladin armed himself from head to toe. If he were to go all out, it's likely he would die. Keith died by the hands of the Holy Sword, so Bailuo naturally had to be cautious.

The sparks produced when the sword blade was pulled out of the armor made Bailuo uncertain. If the three of them teamed up, he would win, it was only a matter of time. But now they didn't have any more time to waste here. Among them, only Bailuo was evenly matched in terms of combat power. Fia, Longli, and the deceased Keith were all agility types.

"This time, because it is an assassination mission, that's why so many agility types were sent. But the intelligence clearly stated that there wouldn't be any A-levels... Someone messed up."

"Oh, do you have allies helping you too?"

Paladin spoke. His voice, filtered by the soul, made it impossible to determine his age or even gender.

Powerful and domineering, the force was directed toward Bailuo, who stood still, as if provoking him.

"Beasts will always be nothing but beasts. Do you want to fight?"

"Heh, I won't lose to a mere A-level paladin. They're only told to leave to prevent collateral damage, ahhhh!"

Beastification... How is this possible?!

Sweat poured down under the silver armor, and I couldn't help but panic because that guy... was too strong...

"You won't leave here a single step!"

"I'm afraid that's not up to you..."

A giant lion, fifty times larger than in the original world, appeared in front of me. It emitted a dazzling golden aura, definitely not an easy opponent.

"Do you want to fight?"

"Hehe... Just a fight?"

The laughter from the lion king was both forced and sinister, giving me a bad feeling.

Because his aura, in its overflowing state, was already causing the ground to crack under its pressure. If not for the ancient defense barrier in Durma Academy, the academy would have collapsed into ruins, right?

"You killed my brother, who I would live and die with. Today, before I leave, I will make sure you have no place to be buried!"

There is only one way for the beast race to restore their beastly form and obtain even stronger power than humans, and that is for the beastified beast race to pass an S-level test!

This is the first time I have felt such intense air fluctuation. This feeling is much stronger than when I encountered the viper. This guy is actually... S-level!

This is big trouble!

The silver sword in my hand has gained considerable weight. If I don't find a way to defeat this big lion, this tank-like defense will likely disappear at any moment.

"Weren't you very arrogant just now, human?"

Every time the massive claw struck, it was forced back by the paladin's holy magic. But the aura on my armor was gradually fading away.

The lion seemed to have noticed this, so it wanted to continue using psychological tactics to defeat me.

"Oh, how long do you think you can hold on like this? Or maybe... with one move!"

"Don't say it's just one move, even if it's fifty moves or a hundred moves, it's not a problem!"

I activated my spiritual power on the sword again, and then I leaped straight towards its forehead with a ground chop.

"Die!!!"

"The knights in the imperial capital have such low level? What a disappointment."

How is it possible...

The moment the sword blade fell on it, it was like hitting a copper wall and an iron barrier, and it was forcefully stopped. Had I exhausted all my spiritual power?

"What are you all doing?! How did you come back..."

"Because we are a little worried about our big brother."

That woman suddenly returned here and displayed a mysterious smokescreen similar to an illusion.

"Hehe, we are just worried about your safety. We agreed that we would face any situation together, didn't we?"

The leopard man who had escaped before returned with the woman.

Moreover, saying so much nonsense is pointless, right?

In the moment before the smokescreen completely covered him, the leopard man said a bone-chilling line.

"It's better to end this quickly and send this guy who killed Keith to hell!"

Speed and cruelty... cough cough, it seems like I have already fallen into a bitter battle.

Did the orcs suddenly appear in the imperial capital? Did something that was expected or about to happen occur?

Today was also the first time I saw that there were creatures other than humans living in Saint Veronica. Although I had seen monster-like creatures such as fallen angels that were bird-like in appearance, seeing other animals like this was still a first for me.

I heard from the biology teacher that most orcs want to rebel against humans, but there are also a few orc tribes who choose to coexist with humans.

"That is why we will not behave like them and lick your feet like a humble act!"

The leopard-faced man seemed to have an exceptional hatred for us humans. Seeing his appearance, he seemed to be eager to kill us all.

"Hehe, if you think you can, then go ahead and try!"

Now, I, who had no confidence, could only delay time with my momentum. At least let the other party think that I still have a powerful trump card on me, otherwise...

"Cough cough, ah!"

A mouthful of murky blood spurted out from the armor, and my body collapsed instantly!

"Oh no, is the time up...?"

I was already exhausted, and suddenly strange smoke appeared around my body again. Have I reached a dead end?

The paladin state finally couldn't hold on any longer. In fact, I couldn't even stand steadily on the ground.

Boom!

When one of my knees hit the ground, the paladin's armor was completely removed at this moment. You should know that paladin is the ultimate move of knights, once they lose the holy armor, paladins become useless, even defeating a sorcerer two levels lower than themselves would be difficult, not to mention dealing with an S-class battle sorcerer!

It has only been a little more than eight minutes. They couldn't possibly come back to support so quickly. I am really going to die today...

"Hehe, that kid can't hold on anymore, Fia, stop!"

The smoke gradually dissipated, and today I couldn't escape this disaster!

Three humanoid figures appeared from the smoke, as long as this aversion cleared, they would come to take my life.

"Cough cough... Haha, I'm such a meddlesome fool. I shouldn't have intervened in the first place."

"It's useless to regret now. Be prepared to..."

Indeed, I am still just experiencing awakening for the first time, especially when the armor is taken off. It feels like a piece of flesh being forcibly torn off from my skin!

However, don't think that knowing death will make humans afraid. Even if I die... to put it bluntly—I will not die at the hands of beasts!

"Heh heh heh heh, do you really think it will end like this?!"